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The Gospel is Good News, not Good Advice

March 31, 2013 | 1 Corinthians 15:1-22 | easter, gospel

Pastor Gary Combs begins a new 4-week sermon series on Easter weekend entitled Evangelium: What the Gospel Is… And What It Isn’t. This message is taken from 1 Corinthians 15 and and discusses the importance of recognizing that the gospel is the good news about Christ’s resurrection for us to believe, not advice for us to follow. The gospel is about what Christ has already done, not what we need to do.

Discovering Your Gospel Love Language

March 3, 2013 | 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 | evangelism, gospel

Pastor Gary Combs continued his sermon series entitled “Loving Our Jerusalem” with this message from 1 Corinthians about the different approaches that the Apostle Paul was willing to use in order to share the gospel with others. Paul demonstrated the importance of witnessing in a language that the hearer could understand. This “love language” is different for everyone. This message discusses the seven witnessing love languages that one might use to share the gospel with others.

Time to Celebrate

November 25, 2012 | 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 | discipleship

Pastor Gary Combs concludes the “Time to Thrive” series with this message from 1 Corinthians. The apostle Paul told the Corinthians that Christ’s victory over sin and death meant that they could live life to the full, knowing and celebrating that this victory was already theirs. And that everything they did for Christ would matter for eternity. Celebrating this victory that Christ has won, we can live life to the full, we can do more than just survive, we can thrive.

Single: Discovering True Fulfillment

July 1, 2012 | 1 Corinthians 7 | singleness

Pastor Gary Combs continues his “Family Feud” series with this message for singles. Taken from Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, it offers some very specific instructions for singles and how they could live a fulfilled life by being devoted to God. Whether married or single, we can experience this life of fulfillment and devotion to God.

Whatever Is Pure: Starting a New Sexual Revolution

January 15, 2012 | 1 Corinthians 6:9-20

Pastor Gary Combs continued the “War of the Worldviews” series with this message from 1 Corinthians 6:9-20 about God’s purpose for our bodies. This message addresses the cultural war about human sexuality from a biblical perspective.

About the Lord’s Supper

October 30, 2011 | 1 Corinthians 11:20-29 | Lord's Supper, theology

Pastor Gary Combs continues the Faith Foundations series with this message about the Lord’s Supper. Taken from 1 Corinthians 11:20-29, this message answers the questions that people often ask about it.

Why the Cross?

April 3, 2011 | 1 Corinthians 1:17-24 | easter

Pastor Gary Combs begins a new sermon series entitled “The Cross.” This series will answer three questions about the cross of Christ. This first sermon looks at the question of why Jesus had to die on the cross in order to save us.

The Perfecting Power of Love

October 17, 2010 | 1 Corinthians 13 | love

Pastor Gary Combs continues the series entitled “PERFECT – Pursuing the Good Life.” This message focuses on the text of 1 Corinthians 13 to show how God’s love is the only power that can change our lives and work in us to bring us to God’s perfecting purpose.

The Mark of Love

October 4, 2009 | 1 Corinthians 13 | fruit of the spirit, love

How can we display God’s kind of love: unconditional, from God, flowing through us to others?